WWE has been stale for a long time. They have no real competition in the US. Vince has no incentive to try. He'll continue to push who HE wants. I don't blame him, either. People continue to give them money. No reason to change anything. You already know no one in his circle will challenge him. Too many of the wrestlers on the current roster are "just happy to be there". So, don't expect them to say anything, either. As for "stars", unless they want someone specifically featured, they won't become one. If they do, and they dont like it, they'll kill that momentum very quickly. I also think they don't want anyone else to become bigger than the company.

For that matter, this is a company that clearly doesn't give a damn about wrestling. I still maintain, if they could, they'd eradicate it from their product altogether. It's 2017. If people haven't figured out WWE only cares about "branding", I don't know what else to say. They are who they are, and not changing anytime soon.

Personally, I vote with my wallet. NJPW, ROH, LU, CMLL, and other promotions as of late have been getting my time and money. When WWE gets their crap together, they'll see mine as well.